obsequent
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English
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]From Latin obsequens , present participle of obsequi , from ob (see ob- ) + sequi . See sequence .
Adjective
[edit ]obsequent (comparative more obsequent, superlative most obsequent)
- (obsolete ) Obedient; submissive; obsequious.
- 1622, Martin Fotherby, Atheomastix:
- an infinitive power[...]Which hee alwayes findeth plyant, and obsequent to his pleasure, euen against the proprietie of its owne particular nature.
- (geology ) Facing the opposite way of what would be expected, for example, a stream flowing towards higher elevation.
Noun
[edit ]obsequent (plural obsequents )
- (geology ) An obsequent geological feature.
References
[edit ]- "obsequent", in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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